05-20-2008, 03:33 PM
You can STF, but I found a 20% improvement in mileage for city and highway combined by doing a short list of things:
Pulled the extra junk out of the trunk of my little Honda Civic.
Made sure the tires were at recommended pressure (they were a bit low)
Started driving 'fuel efficient', doing the following:
- Starting off slow
- Coasting when possible (I drive a stick, so it' s possible)
- Turning off the car when idling waiting for people and things (NOT when driving on the road)
- "Surge" and "Coast" driving- basically driving the way I ride my bicycle.
- highway driving at 60-65
I've noticed a lot of people are driving 60-65 these days. It's funny, because when you get passed by someone zooming along at70+, you usually find them one or two cars ahead of you at the stop light at the bottom of the exit ramp.
Yesterday I filled up the tank after 500 miles, and averaged 39.8 mpg. The prior fill saw an average of 40.3 mpg.
Pulled the extra junk out of the trunk of my little Honda Civic.
Made sure the tires were at recommended pressure (they were a bit low)
Started driving 'fuel efficient', doing the following:
- Starting off slow
- Coasting when possible (I drive a stick, so it' s possible)
- Turning off the car when idling waiting for people and things (NOT when driving on the road)
- "Surge" and "Coast" driving- basically driving the way I ride my bicycle.
- highway driving at 60-65
I've noticed a lot of people are driving 60-65 these days. It's funny, because when you get passed by someone zooming along at70+, you usually find them one or two cars ahead of you at the stop light at the bottom of the exit ramp.
Yesterday I filled up the tank after 500 miles, and averaged 39.8 mpg. The prior fill saw an average of 40.3 mpg.